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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

His Condition such that his Physician ha
no Doubts of His Recovery.

HIS Condition such that his Physician has
no Doubts of His Recovery
FORT GIBSON, IND. T., April 14.-Dr.
Byrne made an examination of Mr..
Blaine's chest last evening. and found
the inflammation of the luug visibly di-
minished and the lung healing rapidly.
There is no danger of a relapse. unless
it should be invited by some great inn
prudence, and that Is not among the
probabilities. DIR. Byrne said yesterday
This weather is most favorable for Mr..
Blaine. 1t is even and balmy. and his
room is guarded against draughts. The
little moisture that Is i'm the air Is rather
desirable than otherwise. He can take
sufficient nourishment, and he is not
only retaining his strength, but is adding
to il. There is no occasion for alarm.
and his Improvement is 50 gradual and
his condition from hour to hour 50 even.
that there is no necessity for any hourly
observation of his case. He has had an
attack of broncho-pneumOnia. and has
passed what may be called the crisis of
the disease. Since Sunday morning Mr..
Blaine has been improving The eNten-
sion or invasion of the inflammation
has ceased. and sounding of Mr..
Blaine's chest shows that il has
not increased any since Sun
day. The disease is such a subtle
one, however, that some one point of in
fiammation from fresh cold or other
cause, may spread. and that Is what We
must guard against. Ii is under control
and rest is very essential Mr..
Blaine is not restless in the sense usually
applied to the word, but he does
not sleep as much as think isdesirable.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
FROM FRUITLAND.
Rains on tho PeniDsuIa-A Prominent
Citizen ofConnecticut Ia Live la Putnaa
County Popularity OF the Psistka News
Isase hall.

| Rains on tho PeniDsuia-A Prominent
| Citizen ofConn.ctiout &" Live la rutnam
| County Popularity Of the Psiatks News
| I,ase BaIi.
| Correspondence of the PALATKA News,
FRUITLAND, FLA. April 49, 1897.
We all feel refreshed after the rains,
and now that IL is warm.
The oat crop has improved great deal
since the rains of last week, and are now
| looking well.
Mr.. Case, who bought the Braswell
place ON Lake Estella, is down arranging
| for the erection Of dwelling on his much
improved grove. He is prominent citi-
izen of Connecticut, who comes amongst
us in search of health, and he has dis
played good Judgment in his selection OF
the Fruitland Peninsula for a place 10
find his health. We all welcome him.
As our school closes its six-month SEES
sion on the 18th, we will be made sad.
at the departure Of our esteemed friend
uhe teacher, Mr.. Collins.
The Fruitland Base Ball Club is Inn
proving fast. They had a very pleasant
|
the grounds of the Pomonas, on the
banks of Lake Broward. The score stood
| 81 10 80, in favor Of the FrIitlands. The
Pomona people gave a nice spread 10 the
visitors, and the affair was very en-
| ioyabe one. This is two games played
by the Fruitlands and Pomonas, each
winning game, 30 the third game will
take place ON the grounds Of the Fruit
lands on Saturday the 23d. We are glad
10 have the Pomona boys with us, as
they are a very quiet set OF gentlemen.
Our churches are In q very Aourishing
condition, the two working well together
methodist and Baptist we have preach
ing twice month at the Methodist and
once AT the Baptist.
Your paper. THE PALATKA NEWS can
be found In great many houses IN this
section. and Is highly appreciated by ALL
! We are very proud b. have such paper
Z in our county.
! Mr.. j. Is. Babns isvery busy now try
| ing 10 secure some ~. Augustine prop
erty; IL he succeeds II will be fine In
vestment for Joe. Yours, DEM.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
Pensacola May Lose the Navy Yard.

WAsHINGToN, April 14--Commodore
Harmony, Chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks. who has returned from an
inspection of the Pensacola Navy Yard.
is ready to report that the present loca-
ton of the yard does not warrant the ex-
penditure of any money on rapidly de
caying structures. 1t is probable that
the location of the yard will be changed
to a more defensibie and at the same
time a more accessible point
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
A SUCCESS AT LAST.
The Cruiser Atlanta Develops the Con
tract speed ON Another Trial Trip.

The Cruiser Atlanta Develops the Con-
tract speed ON Another Trial Trip.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE last trial
trip of the cruiser Atlanta seems to
have proved a complete success, at least
as far as the speed attained is concerned.
A telegram received at the Navy Depart
ment this morning states that an average
speed of 154 knots an hour was main
tanned for six consecutive hours. while
at times the vessels speed exceeded
16 knots an hour. No reports of the in
dicator tests for horsepower made yes
ter,lay have yet been received at the De
partment. but the computations made by
the engineering officers show that To at
tain II knots speed the engine must have
made - revolutions per IlinuIe. which
would indicate the development of $500
horsepower required by the contract
On yesterdays trial the vessel was not
down To her full load line, lacking about
40 tons of the weight of her full equip
ment. but il is regarded by naval officers
beyond doubt that the Atlanta will be
able. with a full equipment and stores.
To make the sea speed of IL knots. for
which she was designed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
The Overdue steamer SaIerno.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE overdue
steamer Salerno, of the Wilson Line. il
morning to have been spoken twice du-
ring the last week. once on April 4. in Lat.
A. y. and Long. 81 w. The vessel re-
ported ''an well on board On April :.
she was spoken with again in Lat. Al n.
and Long. % w. At that time she was
proceeding under sail. Her position on
April makes her about 200 miles from
Liverpool. her destined port.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
PsrneII'. Organ Grows Pierce.

DUBLIN, April l4.-United Ireland
says that if Irishmen had one chance in
ten Thousand they would transfer the Co
ercion debate from Parliament to the
barricades. But as that chance does not
exist, Irishmen can only set their teeth
and hold their tongues. The paper adds:
The idea remains to simultaneously
summon the whole adult population of
Ireland to make one grand historic pro-
test against the Coercion Bill. but even
the impressiveness Of this would be de-
stroyed by the misreporting of the
Engli,h pr..ss
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
Refused to Jump aud Drowned

NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-At O'Clock
this morning the harbOr tug. Corsair,
belonging To Brown & Jones. while COM
ing down the river in a fog with a pleas
ure party on board, ran aground opposite
Willow Grove coal landing, five miles
above the city. and turned over on her
side. There were ten ladies' an board.
all of whom were saved except one, Miss
Barton. of Algiers, aged sixteen years.
who was drowned. Every effort was
made by the officers of the boat to save
the young lady, but she chung TO the
cabin and refused to jump. although il
was only a few feet To shoal water.
The tug cost s30. 600 and was insured.
1t is believed that she can be raised at a
small expense.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

PorTsBoRoUGH. TEX, April 14.-John
Christian, a brother of James Christian.
who was killed few days ago, organ
lied a posse of twelve tn thirteen
men to hunt the murderers down, and
ran ON them last night. As they would
not surrender, Alex Dugan was killed
and Steve Russell mortally wounded.
They were the two LIEN who killed
Christian and Dutterel. making four
lives lost and the end Is not vet.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

The captain of the Victoria maintained
great GOODNESS and guaranteed tine safety
of all on board if they would but obey
his orders.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15
4 New DAILY AT Key West.

Special Ia the Palatka News
KEY WEST, FLA, April III. I. Ball
anticipates issuing the daily Erening Err
press, commencing about June 1st.
BRYSON.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

Special to the Palatka News.
KEY WEST. FLA. April 1.-THE L.. s.
ship Iantic left to-day to blow up and
remove wreck obstrueting the ship
channel off Egmont Key.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

The influence 81 live newspapers and
especially the example ~ a few live
merchants with modern ideas have
brought about great awakening and
the development ~ trade within the past
few yeasB " something astonishing.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

The Chicago-St- Louis base ball game
at indianapolis, yesterday, resulted: Chi
cago, 10. ST. Louis, 3. The Chicagoes
made six ON the last inning.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

The 1ongshoremen at Havemeyer's
& Elders sugar houses, in Williams
burg, N. Y. struck yesterday for Union
rates. They are nom Union men.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

knights Of Labor iu the Pittsburg dis
trict have formed q National District
Assembly Of Iron and Steel Workers
with total membership Of over 4 900.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-15

Clapp & Davis, wholesale jewelers.. Of
Chicago, failed yesterday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
= s1siIs ITECH i
Av'rspH N EYS.

r MARION BROOKS, U. s. DISTRICT
y. Attorney. will. practice in all Courts OF
the State. Office, rooms % and "a, Hellman
Block. je24tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

r MILLS BOAL, M. D.-39 NORTH
81. Spring street lover Peoples Store)
hours,le to II, to 8, to 7:So. Residence,
347 Hill street, two doors from Fifth street.
Telephone No. 1856. oc24tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
Seeds That terminate Quickly.

The human system is a fruitful SOIL and
among seeds that germinate most rapidly in
it are those of rheumatism and neuralgia
A slight cold, brought on by sitting in Q
draught, wet feet or damp clothes, will de
yeiop either of those abominable painful
maladies with unpleasant rapidity, The
proper preventive of this agonizing vegeta
ton is HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, medi
the maladies named, and soothes the ache'
which they cause. Nor is it less effective a,
a remedy for rheumatism than as its pre-
veative, a fact as amply attested as any
other relating to its curative properties
Mariners, miners, frontiersmen and other'
have ever found it faithful preservative o
health in unfavorable regions, and benign
remedy for malarial disorders and stomach
Gver and bowel complaints 1t is a fine pro
moter of appetite and capital tonic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
DAILY HERALD.
BIG TURTLES OF THE GULF.
ThriIling Description of the way
They should he Rum Down
and Captured.

and Captured.
Along in the night when they come
out of the gulf to lay their eggs or
gambol on the sand or flirt, you start
out, armed with stout pole or young
tree, said Southerner, describing to
. New York Star reporter how to
hunt turtles on the Gulf of
Mexico. When the turtle hears
you coming he makes start for the
sea and you have to do some tall
hustling to get there. A turtle is a
sharp-eyed and fine-eared fish, and il
he gets good start of you the chances
are strong against his being caught.
As rule there are more than one
hunter, as one man would have a
great deal of difficulty in manag-
ing one of the fellows. When
you get up to the turtle just shove
your sapling under him and turn
him over on his back. Then he is
hors de combat. A turtle is knocked
completely out when he is lying on
his back and is unable to do anything
but paw the air and kick. Some OF
them weigh 500 and 900 pounds, so
you see one man couldn't very well
handle such mountain. Even with
two or three the hunters have to pos
sess considerable dexterity in order to
throw the monster. Ii the turtle
kept still until you adjusted your
pole and let you tug away at
him, it would be all right,
but he keeps on the run
and makes quick and warm work for
the hunters. An S00-pound turtle can
get over the sand at an amazing rate,
and when you take in consideration
the fact that this 800 pounds of solid
matter is going at fremont gait, you
can readily perceive that it requires a
practiced hand to capture him. 1t is
as easy as Turtles tumble off log
when you know how, but when you
don't know how it's different thing.
AS said before, its warm work, and
it is made warmer by the way you
have to dress. Down in the chapar-
rel are billions and billions of mos
Quitoes, they are these giant, gray
backed fellows, with beaks on them
like sharp pointed darning-needles.
They come in clouds, and can run
their stingers through tanned rhinoc-
eros hide. Ii the turtles are plentiful
and you do a good deal OF work the
mosquitoes are around for miles, and
yon can hear them coming up to the
fight with their fife and drums
a-whistling and beating just like
body of holiday soldiers on parade.
But it's no holiday business, permit
me to suggest. Ordinary clothing is
no protection against them. The
hunter has to take the very thickest
canvas, old sails, or something like
that, and coat it thickly with coal tar
or coal oil. Mosquitoes don't like coal
oil much, but if they are hungry
their appetite doesn't stand on GER
emony or epicurean taste. Coal tar
is the best, because it is thicker.
Turtle hunting down ON the gulf in
wolves hot work, with the temperature
at anything from 100 to 105 degrees in
the soft moonlight. Then with solid
suite of tarred canvas, tied tight around
the ankles, and tall, thick sole-leather
boots, well creased, and fine wire
Hauze mask over the face, the amateur
is likely to think he is in the middle
Of the place preachers are always
talking about. If he takes off his
coat of mail he'll think it good deal
more.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
Prince lBismarck,s Gallantry.


An interesting anecdote of Prince
Bismarck's gallantry is going the
rounds of the German press. 1t ap-
pears that two young English ladies
living in Dresden went to Berlin on a
visit, and, wishing to make the most
of their time wrote to the Chancellor,
expressing their fervent wish to see
him, whereupon they received an
invitation to his palace, where
they were most kindly received. A
servant took them through the
palace and showing them everything
of interest, with which they were, OF
course, greatly delighted, their joy
eliminating when Prince Bismarck
himself suddenly appeared and ad-
dressed them most kindly in fluent
English, walking with them for some
time in the garden before bidding
them farewell.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

d. P. HATCH. J. BROssEAU.
DROSSEAU & HATCH, ATTORNEYS AND
ID Oounsellors at Law. Nos. 81, 80 and Sc
Baker Block, Los Angeles, Cal. tt.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

ACULIST AND AURIST, LATE RESI-.
" dent physician ofthe Eve and Ear Hos.
pital, Worth street, New York. 45k North
Spring street. Hours, 9 A. N. to 4 P. M and
Ito s P. n. may9tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
In The SUPERIOR COURT.

OTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
- Los Angeles-ss. In the matter of the
estate of r. j. BarrittO, deceased. Notice fol
Publication of Time for Proving Will, etc
Notice is hereby given that Monday, the 18th
day of August, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. N. OF
said day, at the court room OF this court,
said county of Los Angeles, has been. ap
pointed for hearing the application of Eliza
beth b. Barritto, praying that a document
now on file in this court, purporting to be
the last will and testament of f. ]. Barritto
deceased, be admitted to probate. and thai
letters testamentary be issued thereon to hel
(said Elizabeth B. Barritto), at which time
and place all persons interested therein
may appea and contest the same.
Dated July 3Oth 1887.
C. III. DUNSMOOR, County Clerk.
By M. J. AsHMoRE, Deputy. aus lot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
PHYslClANs.
nR. J. h. DAvISSON : OFFICE, 82Ii
u South Spring street. Telephone 5g2

DR. B. F. KIERULFF, SPECIALIST IN
IL treating diseases of the Eye. Ear and
Throat. Eyes scientifically tested for
Los Angeles Savings Bank. Hours, from
A. M. TO s P. N. Residence, $40 Temple
street. fM-3m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

nR. G. EDGAR SMITH-DlSEAsES OF
IL women a speciality. Rectal diseases
treated by the Brinkerho6 Painless Sys-
tenn. Hours-9 A. NJ. to p N. Offices
Corner of Spring and Second streets, Hol.
lenbeck Block sep5tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

~ Main street (opposite Wells, kergo i
Cos Express Ofice.) Specialty-diseate Of
Of the head. throat aud chest, together
with the eye, ear and heart. ONCE hours.
from 9 80 A. n. to p. N. aep2htf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11

~ 4. ULACIUs, M D-PHYSICIAN AND
". surgeon. Office rs North Spring
street, rooms IL and Is. Hours from IL a. m.
to p. m. Specialty-Skin and sexual dis.
aahes and ch ronic diseases In general NIT
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
Smokers Beware.

to do business on the reputation OF our Daily
Herald Cigars by placing goods of similar
style and name on the market, but of very
inferior quality. In order to protect smokers
of the original Daily Herald cigars we use
this means Of calling their attention to the
imposition. See that when you call for the
Duiiy Herald yon receive no other and be
sure that each box is guaranteed by our sig
nature. NJ. A. NEWARK & Co.
All respectable dealers Keep Damisna Bit.
Michel Levy Co., wholesale liquor
dealers. agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS.

Business SPECTATORS and pleasure and homeeekers all unite
pronouncng MANUFACTURING
offers every indumnt other place the SOIL
CLIMATE SCENERY WATER, a
great acknowledged vtue
greatest COA-BITUNNOUS
varieties of Clay Pumbago Limestone Asbestos Copper
andG and SILVER
EWSee Excursion Advertised In Local Columns ~
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-11
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS.

W +. MCCLURE, CIVIL ENGINEER
w. and Surveyor, U. 8. Deputy Mineral
Surveyor. 1874 North Main street, Los An
geles. Gal Telephone No. o. anS-1v
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9 B. LOCKWOOD, LAWYER, ROOM 9
y. Bumiiler Block, entrance 80 N. Spring
street. m28-tf
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Az 5. KNOTT, ATTORNEY AND COUN.
w selor at law, Court street, opposite
Court House (rooms and Moore building)
Los Angeles. Cal. apr12tf
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-10-15
A Fossil Continent.

If an intelligent Australian colonist
were suddenly to be translated backward
from Collins street, Melbourne, into the
fourishing woods of the secondary geo.
logical period-say about the precise mo-
ment of time when the English chalk
downs were slowly accommodating, speck
by speck, on the silent floor of some long
forgotten ELECTROMAGNETIC intelligent
colonist would look around him with a
sweet smile of cheerful recognition, and
say to himself in some surprise: "Why,
this is just like Australia. The animals,
the trees, the plants, the insects, would
alb more or less wildly remind him of
those he had left behind him in his happy
home of the southern SEAS and the Nine
tecnth century. The sun would have
moved back on the dial of ages for few
million summers or so, indefinitely lin
geology we refuse to be bound by dates),
and would have landed him at last, to his
immense establishment, pretty much at
the exact point whence he first started.
In other words, with few needful quail
fcations, to be made hereafter, Australia
is, SO to speak, fossil continent, a
country still in its secondary age, a sur
viving fragment Of the primitive world
of the chalk period or earlier ages.-Corn-
hill Magazine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-10-15

In our columns the other day appeared
q description over the commercial cable
of Great Britain's largest addition to her
armored fleet, just launched, and an ac-
count of experiment with the dynamite
gun, the latest and most novel enemy Of
armor.
1t is not improbable, it is stated in the
dispatch, that the day Of great ironclads
is over. Just as gunpowder drove the
ironclad knights out Of their cumbrous
helmets and corselets, SO the ponderous ar
tillery of today, by making the warship
of the recent past more dangerous to her
crew than to the enemy, will cause a
radical change in naval ships.
The struggle between gun and armor
has gone steadily on, each gaining alter
nate temporary advantages, only to be
overpowered by successive improvements
in the other. 1t is probable that the
pneumatic dynamite gun, the different
varieties of the torpedo, and the sub
marine cruisers have closed, or will
shortly close, the competition. Speed,
coal capacity, seaworthiness, and rapidity
of handling are likely to be the requisites
of the new warship, and the thinnest hull
compatible with the conditions is the con-
struction most desirable.
Naval fights at sea will again become
trials of pluck, skill, and endurance in
stead of mere pot and kettle contests, in
which iron and steel count for more
than brain and muscle. The natural
'sailorman," whether fighting in a
wooden sailing ship OF in fast steam
(unarmoreD cruiser, viii assert his SUI
premacy as when he fought under Col
ingwood, Nelson, Hull or Decatur. And
viewed from this standpoint, the United
States has nothing to fear from the future
of her navy.-New York Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-10-15
aMishing Wells. Of Northern ENGLAND

'sWishing Wells'' of Northern England.
An English writer says throughout the
north of his country there are wishing
wells, -" where the passer by may breathe
his wish, 'sand may rest assured of its
fulfllment if he only drop a crooked pin
into the water
This use for crooked pins must be gen
orally known and practiced. Another
person says: sit is scarcely three months
since l looked into the wishing well at
Wooler and saw the crooked pins strewed
over the bottom among the gravel. . The
same thing is told of others of these
springs.
One curious thing about the practice is
that crooked pins are used. 1t may be
thought that such pins, being worthless
for any other use, were held as fit for this
idle ceremony. This is looking at the
matter from our point of view, not from
that of the humble questioner.
The older and more complete cere-
mony is described as still to be witnessed
in Cornwall.
1.-TWO pieces of straw, about an inch
long each, were crossed and the pin run
through them. This cross was then
dropped into the water and the rising
bubbles carefully counted, as they marked
the years or months or days that would
pass before the happening of the event
which was of concern"
Auguries were drawn from these crosses
in other ways. They were made SO as
barely to float; then, '.if the cross SWAN,
the thrower was to outlive the year; if it
sank, he was to die within that time. +"
Other matters were to be learned from
the position the cross took as it foated on
the surface.-Y Youths Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-10-15
Bismarck.s Farorite Flower.

Prince Bismarck, like other great men,
has his favorite flower. 1t is neither
more nor less one than the common red
blooming heather. As long ago as 1862,
when travelling in France, he wrote to
his wife as follows: "Chambord castle in
its present deserted state reminds me of
the fate of its owner. In the spacious
halls and vast saloons, where kings held
court with their mistresses, the toys of
the little Duke of Cordeaux form almost
the only furniture. The sunny court
yards appear like SO many deserted
churchyards From the tops of the tow
ers one enjoys fine view, but wherever
one looks one sees nothing but silent for
ests and heather as far as the horizon.
No town, no village, no farm house visi-
Bile near the castle, nor as far as the eye
can reach. From the inclosed samples of
heather you will see how beautifully bios
SONS here the purple flower I love SO
much-the only flower in the royal gar
dens. Swallows are the only living crea-
lures In the castle, which is too lonely
even for sparrows. Berlin Tagblatt.